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Our Review of the Suunto Core

The Suunto Core is the benchmark of Suunto's ABC (Altimeter, Barometer, Compass) wristop computers, furnishing the best features of top-selling Suunto predecessors, and then advancing upon their legacy with innovative environmental monitoring functions that any outdoor adventurer will find invaluable. The Suunto Core is the culmination of years of testing, research, user feedback from the field, and technological advancements in the Suunto laboratory.

Suunto CORE wins the Men's Journal Gear of the Year 2007 award!

In addition to its legendary Suunto capabilities, the Suunto Core epitomizes the latest advances in the Suunto aesthetic, coming in a stunning array of colors and configurations - from basic yellow-on-black to lustrous steel-on-steel. There's also a diverse selection of replacement straps that allow you to further customize the look and feel of your stylish new ABC wristop.   

Ascending a mountain peak? Making a boardroom speech? Either/Or, there's never a need to remove your Suunto Core.   
     
More than just a pretty face: The Suunto Core has been awarded prestigious Gear of the Year 2007 award from Men's Journal magazine.

Benefits of the Suunto Core

Let's say you're on a three day Alpine climb on Mont-Blanc. What is your current altitude? How high did you ascend today? What are your bearings? Is rough weather on its way? How much daylight is left? You'd like to call your wife via satellite phone once you make camp, but what time is it back home?

The Suunto Core is a high tech instrument that can answer all of these important questions for you, and countless more as conditions change and new concerns arise. By utilizing the most advanced Altitude and Barometric wristop technology on the planet, the Suunto Core gives you consistently accurate environmental information that enables you to plan your next move with total confidence and greater safety.  Don't rely on guesswork – make consistently good decisions (and look great while doing so) with Suunto Core.

Suunto offers a wide range of ABC wristops, so what unique functions set the Suunto Core apart from the pack?

  • Altimeter / Barometer:
    • Automatic Mode switches between Alti/Baro depending on your movement level
  • Altimeter:
    • Start from 0, measures difference
    • Logbook
  • Barometer
    • Storm Alarm
    • Weather Trend Indicator
    • Weather Graph
  • Compass upgrade sights, locks, and guides along a set bearing
  • Watch
    • Sunrise / Sunset times
    • Countdown clock
  • Depth Measurement (for snorkeling & light diving)
  • Speaks 4 languages (English, French, Spanish, German)

View the Suunto Core Demo for an interactive demonstration of the Core's outstanding features.

Whatever your preferred activity - be it mountain climbing, cycling, armchair weather tracking, or international jet-setting - Suunto Core users can plan each move with confidence.

Core Military Edition? Despite what you may have heard, be aware that there is no factory-produced 'Military' version of the Suunto Core.  You can, however, create your own 'Military' Core!  Here's how: 

What you'll need:

How to do it:

  1. Remove the orange strap from the Core watch
  2. Replace the silver 'pins' in the Flat Black Accessory Strap with the black ones from the orange strap
  3. Install the black strap (with black pins) on the Core body
  4. Sit back and savor the stealth

  • Black Orange
    Black Orange
  • Black Orange
    Black Orange
  • Black Yellow
    Black Yellow
  • Black Yellow
    Black Yellow
  • Light Green
    Light Green
  • Light Green
    Light Green
  • Light Black
    Light Black
  • Light Black
    Light Black
  • Alu Brown
    Alu Brown
  • Alu Brown
    Alu Brown
  • Steel Steel
    Steel Steel
  • Steel Steel
    Steel Steel
Steel Steel
Click here to download instruction manual. (Adobe Reader required)

Click here to download quick start guide. (Adobe Reader required)

How to Adjust the Contrast of Your Core Display: In order to change the contrast on your Core you will need to put it in sleep mode and this will erase all logs! 1. Press and hold the upper left, lower left, upper right and lower right buttons until 'SUUNTO' appears on the display. 2. When the display is blank press the upper left button once - 'SUUNTO' will appear on the screen 3. While 'SUUNTO' is still displayed press and hold the upper left button 4. Highlight the 'contrast' option then press the middle right button. 5. Change the contrast using the upper right and lower right buttons 6. Press the lower left then upper left buttons to exit.

Suunto Watch Face Specs(cm)

Thickness
14mm
Casing Diameter
50mm
  • Altimeter: Accurate to 30,000 feet, displays current elevation, shows elevation gain/loss, and records your entire session for later analysis.  Simplifying altimeter use, the Suunto Lumi includes a unique start-from-zero function that eliminates the need for entering a reference altitude. With the single push of a button, the altimeter will begin tracking your ascent and descent.
  • Barometer: Measures and records air pressure to help you predict changing conditions. Features automatic Alti/Baro mode that senses movement or lack thereof, switching between altimeter and barometer accordingly.  Weather Trend Indicator shows 3-6 hour barometric history.
  • Storm Alarm: Activated by a rapid drop in air pressure over a three-hour period, the Storm Alarm sounds and flashes, letting you know that something unpleasant is fast approaching.
  • Compass: Digital compass keeps track of direction.  Bearing lock with traditional rotating bezel or adjustable digital lock.
  • Sunrise / Sunset: Just set your continent, region and city, and you'll always know how much daylight remains for safe climbing, skiing and off-trail travel.
  • Snorkeling: Head into the surf and the Suunto Core shifts from air to water pressure, providing accurate depth readings to 30 feet.

Watch

  • 12/24 hour clock
  • Alarm snooze
  • Sunrise sunset times
  • Daily alarms
  • Dual time
  • Calendar clock

Altimeter

  • Altimeter / barometer lock
  • Automatic alti / baro switch
  • Lockable logs
  • Difference measurement
  • Altitude range -500m - 9000m / -1600ft - 29500ft
  • Automatic 7 day alti-baro memory
  • Log graph
  • Logbook function
  • Temperature compensation
  • Resolution: 1 m
  • Real-time vertical cumulative value

Weather

  • Storm alarm
  • Sea level pressure
  • Temperature: range -20 - +60 C / -5 - +140 F 
  • Altimeter / barometer lock
  • Barometer resolution 0.05 inHg / 1 mbar 
  • Barometer pressure range 8.90 - 32.40 inHg / 300 - 1100 mbar 
  • Trend graph
  • Barometric trend indicator
  • Temperature
  • Temperature resolution 1degree C / 1 degree F

Compass

  • Guided calibration
  • Bearing tracking
  • Declination setting
  • Heading in degrees
  • Cardinal directions

Chronograph

  • Countdown timer
  • Stopwatch

Special

  • Languages - 4 languages menu (DE, EN, ES, FR)
  • Depth meter
  • Button lock
  • Rotating bezel

Power

  • Low battery warning
  • User-replaceable battery

Other Features

  • Menu-based user interface
  • Water resistant to 30m/100ft
  • Backlight option for night use
  • Dot-matrix display
  • Mineral crystal glass
  • Operating temperature -20 - +60 C / -5 - +140 F 
  • Selectable metric/imperial units
  • Storage temperature -30 - +60 C / -22 - +140F
  • Electro-luminescent backlight

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Reviewer: Elias , Tirnavos - Greece Date: May 03, 2008
My post of 12 Feb 2008 was about my dead Suunto Core.It seems that it was just a premature battery failure and that there was nothing wrong with the watch.The central dealer took back the watch for check and returned to me at working condition.The only question is why the built in battery icon on the display didn't show that the battery died .
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awesome

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Reviewer: Steve , Boulder, CO Date: March 22, 2008
I bought the light black core. it was what i expected. stylish, very handy. thus far no problems with it. the altimeter is difficult to control, but the barometer is great. the depth meter works well. went to the caribbean and tried it. works nice. looking forward to the hiking season so i can put the altimeter to good use. highly recommend the watch. i don't understand why the core band is $50? seems a little too steep for me.
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Almost return Core. Thanks.

5
Reviewer: hkjd , TW Date: March 05, 2008
I bought a black/orange Core and had problem reading the time because the contrast was too low. I was planning to return the watch. After I learn how to adjust contrast level I love it. I strongly recommend Suunto to include how to adjust contrast level in the user manual.
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Good, but...

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Reviewer: Anonymous , Mountain Brook, AL Date: March 02, 2008
For about the first month, I was pleased. The watch performed, more or less, flawlessly, with some minor issues, but after all, it is a watch that's performing these functions. However, my light button just stopped working one day. This wouldn't be too much of a problem if the same button wasn't needed to scroll through the menus. Overall, for a watch this expensive, I feel that this shouldn't have happened and am getting a 2nd core from Suunto, only after having to wait 5 long weeks. It might behoove you to wait until some of the issues are fixed.

Comments from The Staff:

Thanks for the feedback - good stuff. Sorry to hear about the issue with that button. Unfortunately, a number of issues did surface with some of the watches from the initial production runs, but my understanding is that the issues have been addressed and current-production Cores incorporate improvements driven by comments like yours. I certainly hope your replacement operates better than your first one - I'm confident it will be problem-free. Thanks again.

Brent
Site Manager, SuuntoWatches.com

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Almost perfect 4 1/2 stars

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Reviewer: Wally , Racine, WI Date: March 01, 2008
I purchased the core light black after much research on like watches (Tissot T-touch, Nike Lance 4). This thing is very accurate indeed. The barometer and altimeter can be somewhat tricky to get it calibrated right but it is dead on with my hand held Garmin GPSmap 76CSx. I found the contrast menu and was able to adjust it to +2 for that extra crisp easy to read display. That said this is what makes it less that perfect: 1. The compass is very touchy, leaning slightly one direction or another can give you a big difference in degrees. A level bubble would be very helpful and make the compass twice as useful (maybe they could build one into the bezel..hint hint) 2. The alarm isn't very loud. It could be kicked up a couple of notches. Other than that it is very good. Don't read to much into the negative reviews concerning the temp sensor. If you take your watch off your wrist and let it sit for a few minutes you will find it with-in 1 degree of the actual temp. Mine is about .5 degrees from the temp gauges at home.
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Simply Perfect

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Reviewer: PWL , Milwaukee, WI Date: February 28, 2008
Well Suunto has redeemed them selves in my book. My review of the M3 was almost totally negative but in Suunto's defense they did fix my M3 free of charge. I still feel the same about the poor overall quality of the M3 but that is NOT the case with the Core. I bought the steel version of the Core and I'm thrilled with its quality, features and accuracy. Before I get into the features I just want to say that I think navigating through the menu system is very intuitive. I had no problems understanding the manual and didn't even use it to set the basics right out of the box. Features: It's a stunning time piece visually. It's beefy, extremely well built and it will generate many comments. All have been positive. Functionality: Time- It is very accurate. I have had the watch for 6 months. I synchronized the time against the USNO atomic clock, to the second, and have not had to adjust the Core over this 6 month period. Alto-Baro- When you calibrate these instruments according to the manual they will report very accurate data. I can say the Alto, when properly calibrated, is within a few feet of my much larger portable GPS device. The Baro is tougher to review because I don't have access to precise meteorological instruments. I have used on-line weather sites that update pressure readings every 30 minutes. From what I can tell when the Core has been properly calibrated it shows very accurate data and trends. Compass- It's as accurate as you should need in a watch. Again, very good. Temp- I took my watch to the observation area at MKE. Let it acclimate outside for 5 minutes and compared its reading with the airports reported temperature. I used my laptop and wireless card to get the airports temperature. The Core was within +/- 1 degree of the airports reported temperature for an hour of observation using this method. Countdown/Stopwatch- It does exactly what it should. It is very nice to be able to adjust the countdown timer. I am 100% satisfied. Suunto has done it for me!!
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Compass issues

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Reviewer: Gareth Baron , Redwood City, CA Date: February 25, 2008
I commented about this watch a few days ago and did not mention anything about the compass. Here's an update on the compass. It works well. The things you have to bear in mind are: (1) Do you have anything magnetic near by - like your cell phone [my blackberry has a magnetic pouch - as do most blackberrys! - it's how they sense they are in their cases!]. So once that is out of the way and I have managed to de-metal myself - keys and anything else moved into the opposite pocket, I found the compass worked very well. You have to first set up the correct declination (14.5 E for San Francisco area) and then you get an accurate pointer. I didn't initially believe it but I used my GPS and it gave me the same readings. I also compared to an OS/surveying compass first and it gave me the same readings also. (2) make sure the compass is level. It's reasonably easy once you get the hang of it. My niggles: having to level the compass is a nuisance. Not too troublesome. As far as accuracy, I would not use this device as my primary compass. It's purely a back-up and a to be used as a general FYI. The main issue is that if the compass is not level, it gives a reading of +/- 5 degrees from what it should read. This margin of error can be very problematic if you are taking bearings for accurate route finding or orienteering. Ie don't throw your good old trusty compass out just yet. There's a reason why it's your old 'trusty' compass! Many mariners have perfected these machines to give precise bearings. Technology has a way to catch up to the old analogue method!
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Suunto Core Steel Watch

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Reviewer: George , Dublin, CA Date: February 23, 2008
I just purchased the Suunto Core Steel watch and I'm very impressed with the quality of this watch. The stainless steel construction is first rate and the watchband is also well built. I also have a Suunto Core light black watch which I wear if I don't use the Core steel. I have encountered no problems with either watch. The positive display on both watches is easy to read and the mineral glass face does significantly reduce scratches. The functions of the steel Core have worked perfect and are very accurate. I especially like the sunrise/sunset information and the altimeter/barometer "auto" mode which autmatically switches from altimeter to barometer and back based on altimeter changes. I leave my Core on "auto" mode most of the time. I also bought the Suunto Core "standard" black watchband for the steel Core and it looks great on the steel Core. The Suunto steel Core is not cheap and it is heavy but it is one great looking, very functional watch.
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Suunto CORE Light Green

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Reviewer: ward , Manila, Philippines Date: February 22, 2008
I just bought this watch a few weeks back and it is awesome! The design is great and packed with features. Overall, this watch is a best buy. Hopefully the battery problem is now completely resolved! So far, I didnt encounter such problem.
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